Gregg Merkow Poker Tournament Updates

Gregg Merkow Looking For Some Help

Aug 04, '12

A player limped in early position and Gregg Merkow made it 750 from the cutoff. His opponent called and checked dark to a flop of Q 8 2.

Merkow continued with a bet of 1,100 and his opponent called, opting once again to check dark.

The turn was the J and Merkow checked behind. Both players checked the A on the river and Merkow was shown the bad news when his opponent turned over pocket nines. Merkow’s pocket sevens were no good and he saw his stack dwindle to 8,900.

“That’s the biggest pair I’ve had all tournament,” Merkow said.

We’re not sure if he is also including yesterday, when he played in day 1A.

Player Tags: Gregg Merkow

So Long Gregg Merkow

Dec 10, '11

We didn’t catch the action, but Shane Howeth was kind enough to fill us in on the details of Gregg Merkow’s elimination.

On a flop of 7-4-2 with two clubs, Merkow check-raised a bet of 1,200 to 3,000 and was called by Howeth and another player. The turn was the 3 and Merkow moved all in for his last 8,000.

Howeth snap called with AK for the nut flush and Merkow was left hoping for the board to pair with a set of fours. The river was a blank and Merkow was sent to the rail.

Player Tags: Shane Howeth,   Gregg Merkow

Final Table Update: Garrett Beckman 10th, Gregg Merkow 9th, Matthew Lynn 8th, Oktay Altinbas 7th

Jun 07, '09

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,088

Chip Counts:

1. Bahador Ahmadi – 2,050,000
2. Keven Stammen – 1,900,000
3. Angel Guillen – 1,650,000
4. Shawn Glines – 1,092,000
5. Antoine Berube – 477,000
6. Torrey Reily – 380,000

Average Chip Count: 1,161,571

Notable Eliminations:

10. Garrett Beckman — $35,584
9. Gregg Merkow — $41,439
8. Matthew Lynn — $48,621
7. Oktay Altinbas — $59,356

Big Hands:

Garrett Beckman Eliminated In 10th Place($35,584)

Beckman moved all in for 303,000 from early position. Shawn Glines was next to act and shoved his stack of 751,000 all in. Everyone else got out of the way and the players turned up their hands.

Beckman: AK
Glines: 1010
Board: QJ529

Beckman was racing and got a broadway straight-draw on the flop. But the board never got any better as he bricked on the next two streets and he was out in 10th place, earning $35,584.

Gregg Merkow Eliminated In 9th Place($41,439)

Keven Stammen raised to 61,000 preflop and Merkow made the call. The flop came down 522 and Stammen led out with a bet of 100,000. Merkow then raised and Stammen came back over the top all in, having Merkow covered. Merkow made the call and the players showed their hands.

Stammen: 1010
Merkow: 77

Merkow was in deep trouble and needed one of the remaining sevens to double up. Instead, the turn put the nail in the coffin as the 10 gave Stammen a full house and Merkow was ousted in 9th place, cashing out for $41,439.

Matthew Lynn Eliminated In 8th Place($48,621)

Keven Stammen raised to 61,000 from the button and Bahador Ahmadi made the call from the small blind. Lynn then moved all in for 286,000 more and Ahmadi was the only caller. The players then turned up their hands.

Ahmadi: KJ
Lynn: A10
Board: K62108

The flop gave Ahmadi the lead and Lynn was unable to improve and he was ousted in 8th place. He won $48,621 for his efforts.

Oktay Altinbas Eliminated In 7th Place($59,356)

Angel Guillen raised to 60,000 from the button and Altinbas popped it to 300,000 from the small blind. Guillen pushed all in, having Altinbas covered. Altinbas decided to call and put himself at risk.

Altinbas: 1010
Guillen: JJ
Board: A8892

Altinbas was dominated with an overpair and could not improve. He was eliminated in 7th place and cashed $59,356.

Player Tags: Gregg Merkow,   Garrett Beckman,   Keven Stammen,   Oktay Altinbas,   Angel Guillen